---
title: "Papa-lagarta-de-asa-vermelha"
description: "Coccyzus americanus — Aves. The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a member of the cuckoo family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-billed-cuckoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Papa-lagarta-de-asa-vermelha

> Coccyzus americanus — Aves. The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a member of the cuckoo family.

- Scientific name: *Coccyzus americanus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 18086
- Wikidata: [Q852265](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852265)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1965](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1965)

## Names

- en: Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- de: Gelbschnabelkuckuck
- es: Cuclillo pico amarillo
- fr: Coulicou à bec jaune
- nl: Geelsnavelkoekoek
- pt: Papa-lagarta-de-asa-vermelha
- pl: Kukawik żółtodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

US (13684), MX (828), CA (718), CO (631), PA (65), BR (63), HN (60), CR (45), CU (24), AR (21), SV (20), PR (16)

## Summary

The yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a member of the cuckoo family. Common folk names for this bird in the southern United States are rain crow and storm crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain showers or thunderstorms. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek kokkuzo, which means to call like a common cuckoo, and americanus means "of America".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed_cuckoo

## Photo

![Papa-lagarta-de-asa-vermelha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-billed-cuckoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ryan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242173275

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-billed-cuckoo?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).